Password protected file

[Guest]

My brother-in-law recently died and my sister-in-law is trying to access her
resume on the computer and he has the file password protected. She does not
know the password. Is the any way she can open this file

 

[Newbie Coder]

Sorry to hear about your brother-in-law

Is this a MS Word Doc?

There are many utilities that break these passwords, but they are called
brute force password crackers which use a dictionary attack

Example:

a, b ..., aa, ab ..., aaa, aab ...

This will happen until the right combination is found

There are also ones that check for words. You can use these & they are
freely available on the Internet, but you also have the official ones which
you need to pay for

My advice is to download the demo version which normally gives the first 3
characters & maybe you'll guess the rest of the password:

http://www.apasscracker.com/products/word.php

http://ms-word-password.qarchive.org/

Here's the Google search I used:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="MS+Word+Password"&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

 

[mikew]

My brother-in-law recently died and my sister-in-law is trying to access
her
resume on the computer and he has the file password protected. She does
not
know the password. Is the any way she can open this file

demak

Sorry to here of your recent loss

How is the file protected
Are you denied access to the account that the file is on

If so take control of the account and the files within it

Try this

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us

I've assumed you are using Windows XP
It will allow you to acces the files on an account that looks as if it
locked you out

If the actual file is password protected, for instance if it is a Word file
that is protected by a password then you will have a big problem accessing
the file

A mate of mine is the IT manager for the North Birmingham Healh Authority
and insists that Microsoft passwords are hard to defeat

If anyone knows of a way to defeat the passwords on Word or Excel files can
they contact this person directly and not (NOT) put this info on a public
furum

Again sorry you have had this recent loss

Mikew

 

[Rock]

My brother-in-law recently died and my sister-in-law is trying to access
her
resume on the computer and he has the file password protected. She does
not
know the password. Is the any way she can open this file

You need to provide more info. Is the file password protected through the
capability of the software program that created it? If so post to a
newsgroup for that program or do Google search for password crackers for
that program.

On the other hand is this a document in a user account where it is throwing
up an access denied message. In this case it's an issue of ownership. From
Help and Support search on ownership or see these links:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us

 

[Newbie Coder]

If its a passpord protected file why are you giving advice on ownership or
folder permissions? This is not what the OP stated

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Rock asked for more information.
But Rock also gave a solution that may work depending on the missing
information.
The solution Rock gave is a common solution to such problems.
If this is strictly a Windows issue with no 3rd party software involved,
this will work.

 

[Newbie Coder]

If its a Windows password that needs resetting then there are many utilities
that will do that & will allow the others to get access to his/her user
area. However, if there is another admin then they can bypass what rock
mentioned & open the area without anything, but the OP mentions A FILE
nothing else.

 

[Rock]

If its a Windows password that needs resetting then there are many
utilities
that will do that & will allow the others to get access to his/her user
area. However, if there is another admin then they can bypass what rock
mentioned & open the area without anything, but the OP mentions A FILE
nothing else.

You might be correct, it could quite possibly be just a password protected
file but from my experience posters don't always describe accurately the
situation, so I gave some tips to handle a broader spectrum of
possibilities. There are other possibilities too.

When the original post is not clear - and in this case it is not clear,
this is second hand info - one makes a decision, do you answer with one
possibility, with several, or just ask for clarification? It's a judgment
call. When options are given some of the info might not be applicable, but
that's no big deal. Nothing that I posted was harmful or incorrect.

If you have suggestions for the OP then by all means post them, but please,
do yourself a favor and stop showing your ignorance by challenging the posts
of others. You have done this several times to several people, and all you
have shown is your lack of knowledge and understanding.

As one small example, you almost never quote the post or a part thereof, to
which you reply. This is standard protocol, why don't you? Do you just
enjoy talking to yourself, seeing your own words in print, standing there,
alone in all their glory?

Clean up your own issues Newbie, and stop embarrassing yourself.